The agency said it temporarily delayed the funds as part of a common and lawful process to ensure the spending was in line with U.S. policy.
The White House Office of Management and Budget, which has come under scrutiny for its role in withholding military aid to Ukraine, has offered a defense of its decision to freeze the funds in a new legal memo penned by the agency’s general counsel, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
The memo, which was also obtained by the Washington Examiner, was reportedly written in response to a request from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, which had sought answers as to why the aid had been withheld. Story continuesThe agency has been accused by House Democrats of a “pattern of abuse” in delaying the aid.
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